The Guangzhou Internet Court issued the world's first effective judgment on a copyright infringement case involving an AI service. The defendant was ordered to pay 10,000 yuan in compensation for its AI service infringing the copyright of Ultraman's works. This case highlights the severe challenges faced by intellectual property protection under the rapid development of AI technology, and also provides an important reference case for future intellectual property disputes in the AI field. The judgment warned that AI service providers need to pay attention to copyright protection to avoid infringement, and also called for the improvement of relevant legislation and regulatory mechanisms to better balance technological innovation and intellectual property protection.
According to reports, the Guangzhou Internet Court ruled that the AI service infringement case of copyright infringement of others has taken effect. The defendant infringed the copyright of the plaintiff Ultraman's works in the process of providing AI services and was ordered to pay 10,000 yuan in economic losses. This is the world’s first effective judgment on generative AI service infringement. With the development of AI technology, intellectual property and copyright protection are facing challenges.The verdict of this case is of landmark significance, providing important reference for the protection of intellectual property rights in the development of artificial intelligence technology, and also heralding the improvement of relevant laws and regulations and the strengthening of supervision in the future. It is hoped that this case will promote a more standardized development of the AI industry and promote the organic unification of technological progress and legal norms.